A year-in-review: the extraordinary impact of philanthropy
When you look at 2018 for BC Cancer through a philanthropic lens, it has been a great year. I’ll start with the bike ride – …
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Living drugs provide new hope for cancer treatment
T cell therapy is a revolutionary treatment that involves using a patient’s own t-cells, or immune cells, to target and attack cancer cells in …
Discovering the power of immunotherapy at BC Cancer
Hello, My name is Dr. John Webb and I’m a senior project leader at the BC Cancer Deeley Research Centre in Victoria. Currently, I manage …
Bringing world-leading research into the clinic for patients
When embarking on a new research project, I always ask: what is the benefit to the patient? Understanding the patient perspective provides tremendous insight into …
A bold new vision for blood cancer treatment
Hello, Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer. My name is Florian Kuchenbauer, and I’m a clinician-scientist at BC Cancer/Vancouver General Hospital. I was recruited this past …
How can cannabis improve patient quality of life?
Dr. Pippa Hawley. As I mentioned last week, our previous study has shown that cannabis use during cancer treatment is widespread, either …
What we need to do to enhance patient quality of life in British Columbia
There is a lot of work to do if we are to further develop a pain and symptom management and palliative care program at …
Why we need to enhance quality of life for cancer patients in BC
Hello, My name is Pippa Hawley and I’m the medical director of the provincial pain and symptom management/palliative care program at BC Cancer, where I’ve …
Donor support sparking new insight into treatment of pancreatic cancer
As a nurse practitioner working at BC Cancer, I have seen the impact of philanthropy on patients' lives first hand. Much of the work that I …
New clinic to improve care for young cancer survivors
As we have discussed, survivors of childhood cancers have ongoing, long-term health problems known as late effects. As a result, they have special health …